Grammy winner Amy Winehouse has finally found acceptance with people who know the importance of going to rehab.
The troubled British singer appeared in concert at a Fendi party during Paris Fashion Week and reportedly brought the house down.
According to WWD, the beehive babe sang Friday night to a stylish crowd that included Jessica Alba, the Olsen twins, Kanye West, Rihanna, Claudia Schiffer, Sofia Coppola and designer Karl Lagerfeld.
“Forgive my ignorance, I don't know anything about fashion,” Winehouse demurred to the audience.
Who cares! They'll style you! And just ask Kate Moss about how nice these fashion folks are.
No sooner did the supermodel complete a brief stint in rehab than the Fashion Industry welcomed her back with open checkbooks.
She landed 14 major campaigns after completing her quickie 12-step program a few years ago. We're talking Burberry, Calvin Klein, Dior, Vuitton, etc.
So if Amy does decide to go to rehab, even briefly, she would no doubt be well-rewarded by designers and luxury goods companies with a flurry of fashion modeling gigs.
Hey, how about a new Chanel scent called Eau de Amy?
Mischa Barton has turned down a role on "Gossip Girl."
Seriously?
Maybe it's because her film career is going great guns these days.
And she's got that great Ked's gig modeling sneakers.
Or maybe she didn't want to go head-to-head with the show's younger, long-haired starlet, Blake Lively.
Besides, Mischa's really busy going to lots of great fashion shows and having leisurely public lunches for the paparazzi these days. Then there's the lingering problem of being charged for four offenses, including a DUI and pot possession. Busy, busy, busy.
Photos: Mischa modeling Miu Miu oversized shades to a lunch on the porch at the Ivy on Robertson. What with modeling designer sunglasses, who has time for a lucrative TV series?
Few among us can afford a Dior gown or the Chopard jewels that we've admired on the Oscar red carpet.
But here's your chance to grab an Oscar-worthy evening bag cheap!
Starting tomorrow, handbag-and shoe-designer-to-the-stars Mary Norton is celebrating the end of the awards-show season with a sale featuring 75% off her red carpet-worthy handbags and shoes.
Now's your chance to add a little glamour to your wardrobe with a crystal-encrusted clutch (like the the one carried by Miley Cyrus at the Academy Awards, above) or a satin evening shoe (like Julie Christie's SAG selection, left).
Here's the scoop: Friday, Feb. 29, and Saturday, March 1 Mary Norton's boutique at 8436 Melrose Place, L.A., CA 90069
The Oscar show is over. The statues have been handed out. The viewer numbers are in.
And they're not good. The beleaguered broadcast is losing viewers faster than Paris Hilton goes through boyfriends.
Now comes the onslaught of suggestions on how to fix the Oscars. Click HERE to read Patrick Goldstein's Oscar face-lift advice.
In addition to revising/updating the actual awards telecast (Fewer lame musical numbers! More time for moving acceptance speeches!), are there are also changes that could make the Oscar fashion show more current and interesting to younger viewers?
Let's review: The Oscar red carpet is the annual showcase for international designers to show off couture gowns and for jewelry companies to parade their ridiculously expensive necklaces, bracelets, rings, brooches and earrings.
OK, obviously we can't lose the gowns. But the red carpet is a parade of over-accessorizing. All too often, actresses are advised to wear way more jewelry than they should. "How about a diamond brooch, bracelet, maybe a ring or six to go with that necklace?"
The results can be truely terrifying. Click HERE to see a gallery of 2008 Oscar Accessory Overload!
How about it? Next year, let's try lightening up on the jewelry and accessories.
Without Bling Blindness, those purty gold statues might stand out better.
The pint-sized pop singer reportedly treated guests Eva Longoria, P.Diddy, Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Tilda Swinton and Marion Cotillard to a raunchy strip show that featured male and female pole dancers.
First, can a man really pole dance? How is that even possible? And second, does anyone believe Orlando would really pick Rumer over his supermodel squeeze Miranda Kerr? Seriously?
But our sources have confirmed that Orlando is dating Kerr. She was going to the party with Orlando but, our source says, "She was booked on a shoot Monday morning so she decided to stay home."
Jeepers. We thought young supermodels could party all night with no ill effects? "Not Miranda. She's all about getting her seven hours sleep, feeling good and looking good."
Smart cookie.
Photos: Miranda. left, or Rumer? Hmmm..... WireImage
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If you loved Scarlett Johansson in "The Girl with a Pearl Earring," you'll adore her in "The Other Boleyn Girl," a kind of "Gossip Girl" take on the Boleyn sisters' rivalry (Natalie Portman plays Anne) over King Henry VIII, played by a brooding Eric Bana.
Yes, Anne won. But talk about losing your head over a guy ...
My question is why weren't these two babes asked to present at the Oscars on Sunday? Seems like a no-brainer. The bodice-ripper opens on Feb. 28 and these girls sure would have boosted the show's sagging ratings!
Remember what Scarlett's red dress at the Golden Globes did to E! Red Carpet fashion fop Isaac Mizrahi! He actually grabbed her chest. And he's openly gay!
Click here to check out the amazing "Boleyn" period frocks designed by award-winning costume designer Sandy ("Shakespeare in Love") Powell.
Don't ask Javier Bardem if he's dating Penelope Cruz!
And you thought Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon went to great lengths to avoid being photographed together. Javier and Penelope are treating their relationship as if it's a state secret!
Two photos of Penelope and Javier together at the Miramax/Audi post-Oscar bash at Bar Marmont on Sunday night were mysteriously yanked from the WireImage photo site on Monday morning.
But not before many people saw the cozy celebratory snaps of the long-rumored lovers.
I was gonna include the pretty pair in my Hot Oscar Night Couples photo gallery, but when I went back to download one of the two candid photos, they were gone!
I've been told by an inside source at one of the major photo agencies that the site was no longer permitted to license those images. "They were asked to remove the photos. Apparently, they're not an official couple yet."
That's just silly. Woody Harrelson actually spilled the beans about the Latin lovers a few weeks ago at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
While lauding his new pal Bardem, Harrelson marveled, "and I didn't find out until last night that you're also dating Penelope Cruz!" which totally embarrassed the secretive Bardem.
Apparently Woody didn't get the no-Penelope-talk memo!
The no-talk rule may be broken soon. I hear that Penelope met Bardem's mom on Oscar night. Maybe if she gives the thumbs up, Penelope and Javier won't have to hide their love any longer.
Photos: Javier goes All Sugar on Josh Brolin at the post party! Penelope was nearby, trust me! But those photos are out of circulation. For now.
Paris Hilton is now dating Benji Madden, the twin brother of Nicole Richie's beau Joel Madden?
Aren't Paris and Nicole like BFF? Or are they off again?
Either way, that's just plain kinky. Not to mention creepy.
Click HERE! to see them together. People magazine reports that the relationship is "pretty serious."
Seriously?
Photos: Good Charlotte band members and brothers, from left, Joel and Benji Madden. Hope they don't have matching tattoos too. That would be too weird.FilmMagic
They should nominate George Clooney for an Oscar every year.
He's such a great loser!
On the red carpet, a straight-faced Clooney joked that the only nominee he wouldn't mind losing to would be Marion Cotillard.
But at the Governors Ball, he sure didn't act ticked off that Daniel Day-Lewis had stolen his Oscar!
He spent time with his O-winning pals the Coen brothers. He bear-hugged supporting actor winner Javier Bardem, laughed with supporting actress nominee Laura Linney and gave a pep talk/congrats to the still overwhelmed "Once" original song Oscar winners (for "Falling Slowly"), Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova.
Afterward, I asked Marketa how her return-to-the-stage moment happened. "I don't know," she said. "They just said they were sorry to cut me off and that they wanted me to go back out there. So I did."
And in doing so, she created one of the evening's most touching and honest moments.
Elsewhere at the bash, another touching moment occurred when two other nominees, "Lord of the Rings" costars Cate Blanchett and Viggo Mortensen, were at a table reminiscing.
At one point, Viggo gallantly removed the colorful scarf he was wearing around his shoulders and wrapped it around Cate's baby belly like an apron.
O-kay.
According to reader Denise's comment: "The "colorful scarf" Viggo has is the flag of a soccer club in Argentina he is a huge fan of. He lived in Argentina til he was 12 years old and goes there regularly. He speaks Spanish like a native."
George Clooney kept his hand gently on Sarah Larson, his girlfriend and the first woman he's ever brought to the Oscars!
On the red carpet, during the show and even at the Governors Ball, George kept his hand on her, um, back, occasionally rubbing her through her pastel floral beaded Valentino strapless gown to let her know his attention was always on her.
"He never took his hand off her all night. George looks happier and more relaxed than I've ever seen him," noted one Oscar-goer. "It must be love!"
Wow! Here's something you don't see every day: Sean Penn SMILING!
That big, goofy grin must be because he has a brand-new young blond beauty to make him feel good about life. Ah, fresh love!
The often sour and surly actor-director -- newly split from wife Robin Wright Penn -- didn't appear to be even slightly bitter about the academy's snubbing of his film "Into the Wild."
At last night's Elton John Oscar bash, a noticeably slimmer and darker-haired Penn -- clad in an Armani tux -- looked almost giddy as he walked the red carpet with James Blunt's ex-squeeze, model Petra Nemcova.
Inside the party, the couple reportedly were "extremely affectionate" with each other. Does the phrase "love-struck puppy" ring a bell?
"He was so happy and was singing along and dancing with her to "Philadelphia Freedom," noted one party-goer. "It was like, Is that Sean Penn?" I've never seen him act that happy in public."
But it's not like it's their first date. They were together at the CAA party over the weekend, and People reports that they hit the nightclub Villa too.
To see more of Sean Penn like you've never seen him before, keep reading!
Grape Expectations: Jessica Alba was plum gorgeous in a purple feathered bodice chiffon strapless Marchesa gown and Cartier jewels. And she's pregnant. Life's so not fair. CLICK HERE for more!
"La Vie En Rose" star Marion Cotillard had a sweep similar to Helen MIrren's 2007 grand slam for her role in "The Queen."
If anyone hasn't seen this film, NetFlix or rent it asap! Only then will you understand how astonishing her role is. Even George Clooney called this the performance he would be happy to lose to (and he sorta did !)
Marion was also astonishing on the Oscar carpet today in Jean Paul Gaultier's mermaid gown and Chopard jewelry. All French, of course.
To see more red carpet action, click HERE for the full Red Carpet Rewind Gallery that should be up shortly!
In a major upset that surprised even her, Tilda Swinton won Best Supporting Actress Oscar tonight for her role in "Michael Clayton."
The always eclectically dressed actress also got raves on the carpet for her black washed silk draped Alber Elbaz for Lanvin gown.
To read more about who wore what and why, click HERE for the Red Carpet Rewind gallery of winning - and losing - looks!
The gallery should be up shortly. also shortly, I'm heading to the Governors Ball to raise a glass of bubbly to all the winners. This has been one wild and unpredicable awards season!
By the way, I spotted Tilda at the Governor's Ball holding onto her Oscar and her handsome young artist boyfriend, You go, girl!
Helen Mirren is deciding RIGHT NOW which gown to wear today!
It's between the George Chakra garnet-hued couture creation with "lots of sparkle" or the elegant "very chic" Valentino. I'm hearing that she is leaning toward Chakra.
She was going to wear both -- one to walk the carpet and one to present -- but now has decided that this evening is about acting, not about gowns!
How much do we love her!!
But in truth, this evening is actually about both!
Photo: Mirren at the 2007 Emmy Awards. Credit: WireImage
"Sweeney Todd" best actor nominee Johnny Depp will not, I repeat not, look like this today.
He'll be wearing classy, elegant Armani, not his usual wacky vintage threads.
Who else is doing Armani? More like, who's not!
Martin Scorsese, Harrison Ford, Sean Penn, Casey Affleck, Jason Reitman, George Clooney, Denzel Washington and Jack Nicholson will be sporting Giorgio's formalwear.
Now we wanna know if Cate Blanchett is wearing the big A too.
Stay tuned. I'm at the Hollywood & Highland complex, the sun is peeking out, and the stars are due to start arriving around 2 p.m. I'll be talking to the nominees on the red carpet as they arrive!
Diablo Cody told us at the Spirits on Saturday that she'd wear a leopard-print Dior gown to the Oscars today.
Why? Because leopard print is so wild! "It's not too crazy, but it's cool for a writer!" she explained.
Back in January, she told us, “I’d love to go the Oscars just so I can shake up the carpet a bit. What happened to those days of Bjork and Cher? We need more shockers, not all this safe stuff. We need more crazies!”
But leopard print? Eh. Maybe Diablo didn’t watch last year’s Oscars. Kelly Preston already rocked in a Dolce & Gabanna leopard-print gown and made several worst-dressed lists.
But the big question is, will the Oscar-nominated screenwriter wear Stuart Weitzman's specially designed $1-million Retro Rose shoes on the red carpet?
The"Juno" screenwriter wrote Friday on her MySpace blog: "They're using me to publicize their stupid shoes and NOBODY ASKED ME. I would never consent to a lame publicity stunt at a time when I already want to hide."
Oh, please. Get used to it, Diablo, darling. Or you’ll never get dressed in this town again.
Trust me, Dior didn’t loan you an Oscar gown because they're really, really nice people. They did it so you'd mention their name. And you already have. It's promotional. That’s how this stuff works. So unless you plan on wearing vintage Silver Lake chic forever, you’ll have to learn to play the Celebrity Fashion Game. See, its already working. I've mentioned Dior three times in one blog item.
Weitzman has now told AP about the tootsie tussle: "I would expect she probably won't wear them. She made that very clear," he said, adding, politely, "It's Diablo's day, and she can do whatever she wants. I'm just embarrassed that she wrote what she wrote."
We'll try to talk to Diablo about all this on the carpet. There has to be more to this story!
Photos: Diablo already did leopard print at the Orange British Academy Film Awards in London, and Kelly Preston already slinked the Oscar carpet in leopard print in 2007. WireImage
According to George Blodwell, Helen Mirren's stylist, her royal majesty will wear two gowns to the Oscars on Sunday.
At 9pm Saturday night, I spoke to an exhausted but excited Blodwell on the phone. He told me that it was too tough a call and that last year's Oscar-winning actress will wear one gown to walk the red carpet and another gown to present the coveted Best Actress Oscar.
Dame Mirren asked him, "Is that proper etiquette?' and he said, "Of course! Beyonce wore three to the Grammys.'
"Yes, but she was performing," replied Helen.
"Exactly," George said.
You're going to have to wait until tomorrow morning to get the scoop on what designer/color/etc., she has chosen. But, according to George, it's been quite an amazing experience.
Stay tuned for Helen's gown updates. I'll be reporting live from the Oscar red carpet tomorrow.
And the big question remains, will another Queen Elizabeth (Cate?) win this year. And will Dame Helen wear those cool lucite-heeled 'stripper shoes' again?
Angelina Jolie is either pregnant or she's stuffed a pillow under her long black dress.
Here she is with Brad Pitt arriving on the carpet at the Independent Spirit Awards.
If this isn't announcing that you're pregnant, I don't know what is!
Somebody please ask her?
BTW, Angie's stylist Jen Rade says the black vintage dress is from Western Costume, her jewelry is by Irene Neuwirth, and look closely, that snake ring on her right hand is by Gara Danielle.
Diablo Cody, Oscar front-runner in the original screenplay race, just told reporters at the Spirit Awards (watch here on IFC.com's live red carpet feed) that she wasn't going to be confrontational today because "they've heavily medicated me."
Wonder how she'll feel tomorrow at the Oscars?
Anyway, it's high time for a little well-placed parody of the punkette stripper turned Hollywood hot property.
We're glad to see this girl isn't addicted to animal prints. Enough already. We get it. You're wild, an untamed spirit, grrrr!
While Charlize Theron can carry off finger waves with aplomb, Sharon Stone - seen here at the Diamond Information Center dinner - hosted by Julianne Moore at the Chateau Marmont last night - should not try this Gloria Swanson-esque glue head again.
It's way too "I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille."
Here's some of the stuff that the Spirit nominees and presenters — Kate Beckinsale, Maria Bello, Matt Dillon, Aaron Eckhart, Josh Hartnett, Felicity Huffman, Lisa Kudrow, Eva Mendes, Ellen Page, Dennis Quaid, Amy Ryan, Meg Ryan, Kerry Washington, John Waters, Forest Whitaker, Tom Wilkinson, Steve Zahn, Richard Gere, Sienna Miller, maybe even Philip Seymour Hoffman, and of course, Diablo Cody — may be stuffing in their swag bags before, during and after the Film Independent Spirit Awards today.
Inside the On3 Productions celebrity gifting suite, next door to Elle magazine's popular Green Room, are booths piled high with Palm products, Dior makeup, Netflix coupons, and Solstice shades, to name a few.
Stay tuned to see real celebrity looting later on today!
The actress was almost unrecognizable at last night"s private Dior dinner at the Chateau Marmont, along with Sharon Stone, Harvey Weinstein and Georginia Chapman, Saffron Burrows, Angie Harmon, Ali Landry, Jacinda Barett, and Michelle Monaghan.
What do you think? Should she stay auburn or go back to brunette?
The babies were born early Friday in Long Island, N.Y. The girl was born at 12:12 a.m. and weighed 5 lbs., 7 oz., and the boy followed at 12:23 a.m., weighing 6 lbs.
Aw, so the boy let his little sister go first. Very polite young man!
One of each! How cool is that. I'd say she could close up the shop after this!
No word on names yet, but click HERE for information on the blessed event.
If there's any woman who can pull off fingerwaves, it's Charlize Theron.
But she's had practice. She first wore the roaring '20s flapper hair fashion to the Oscars in 2004 when she picked up her best actress award for "Monster."
The crimped curls looked good then and they look good now.
Your thoughts?
Vote! Then keep reading to see her first Oscar fingerwaves!
Jimmy Choo founder/president Tamara Mellon has been showing off her new man.
She and actor Christian Slater made the scene at the Revlon "Unforgettable" event and at the "Celebutante" cocktail party, both held this week at Saks in Beverly Hills.
They also plan to attend the Oscars together. Wow, it must be serious!
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The couple has been hot and heavy after being set up by friends about five months ago. Some reports even have them living together.
Of her new man, Mellon has raved to the press, "Christian has badness as a part of his genetic make-up, but he is reformed," Mellon said. "He doesn't drink, he doesn't do drugs, and he understands the spiritual side of getting through that.
"It's wonderful to be with a man who has a past and put it behind him. He is fantastic and I can't think of anyone else I'd rather be with, but the idea of marriage terrifies me."
Good thing. Turns out she met her first ex-husband in a Narcotics Anonymous meeting. Click here for the messy divorce scoop!
Wonder if Sharon Stone has heard about Slater's new squeeze? The "Bobby" stars were quite the carpet couple back in 2006.
But it turns out that they were actually "old friends."
Be very glad you were NOT invited to Ashton Kutcher's birthday party!
Seriously.
Because the New York Department of Health would be contacting you tomorrow about getting tested for hepatitis A!
According to WSJ, a bartender at the Feb. 7 birthday bash at Socialista in New York has tested positive for the virus. Attendees at that bash, including Madonna, Kate Hudson, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu, Liv Tyler, Gwyneth Paltrow, Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart, Salma Hayek, Lake Bell, Molly Sims, Amy Smart, Ivanka trump, Parker Posey, Ali Larter, stylist Rachel Zoe, and designer Roberto Cavalli may have been exposed and should be tested.
Shades of last year's Wolfgang Puckhep scare!
All together now, 'Happy hepatitis to you, happy hepatitis to you!"
At last night's Global Green pre-Oscar bash, singer Michelle Branch talked about being an eco-warrior.
"Two-and-a-half years ago I had my daughter and it scared me thinking about what the world would be like when she grows up. My husband and I have a year of being vegans, which was probably, the biggest change, which I know not everyone can do.
We try to make a little difference every day. We recycle; we have a hybrid vehicle, the whole deal. I talk about it when people want to listen. I try not to offend anybody, so you have to take baby steps.
I think a lot of people have these preconceived notions. When I say I’m a vegan, they say, 'Do you shave your armpits? Do you flush the toilet?'
So where were last night's expected Global Green Pre-Oscar party co-hosts like Orlando Bloom, Kate Bosworth, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ed Norton, Charlize Theron, Penelope Cruz, even David Duchovny?
C'mon, David can't be that busy.
"We reach out to people early on," Global Green USA CEO Matt Petersen explained. "Leonardo DiCaprio, Edward Norton and Salma Hayek wrote a letter to a lot of actors and actresses in this town asking them to come out. It's about personal relationships –- asking people to turn up for an important organization and event. It’s also a bit of a megaphone, using the Oscars."
Sexy Salma Hayek did show up and the new mom got the most flashbulbs for her very hot global warming-stopping Stella McCartney pantsuit and vegan shoes.
"I think these events are very important because they remind us that we have a responsibility towards Earth and we have to really work together. I think this is one of the best events. Not only is it fun and it has the hippest people and great musicians, it's not so stuffy so you don’t have to worry about what to wear! And it's the night that reminds us to remember every day for the rest of the year that we have a responsibility to our earth and in the way we live."
Going to the Antarctic with Global Green both changed her life and opened her eyes.
"This is going to be an unexpected answer, but the trip made me less extreme about the way I think. For example, I was completely against using leather. When I went there, I realized these people have no other way of living than eating seal and using the leather. It put things in perspective. It's not just about saying, 'I’m against this and against that'. It's really caring and trying to learn about the planet and the people."
To see the scariest critter at last night's party, keep reading....
Now the Oscar post-party scene just got interesting ....
The "In Bruges" actor has even coordinated his ensemble with that of Oscar-nominated director Joe Wright ("Atonement").
Both are expected to wear Alfred Dunhill.
Colin's doing a midnight blue Dunhill double-breasted evening suit.
But Joe is going all out with a black Venetian-effect single-breasted peak-lapel evening suit with a bow tie and cummerbund. Well, Joe is the big nominee, after all.
At least we know Colin's hair will look much better than it did back in 2005, when it resembled a psychotic porcupine perched on his head.
Isn't that closing the barn doors after the cows get out?
Life & Style magazine reports that paparazzi pix of Jamie Lynn and Casey Aldridge holding hands while running errands Feb. 10 show she disobeyed her Mom's edict NOT to be seen in public with her baby daddy. So when Lynne Spears got home, she was livid.
"She broke the rules, pure and simple," an insider says. "Her parents didn’t even want her to see Casey, but they knew that would be a lost cause. So they told Jamie Lynn she could see him, but no sleepovers and no hanging out in public." So when Lynne finally got back to Kentwood, the insider adds, "she totally reamed Jamie Lynn."
According to L&S, her parents want to salvage left of Jamie Lynn’s reputation. A Spears family friend told the mag, “She’s worried Hollywood won’t ever see her in innocent roles again.”
Good luck with that. It's gonna be pretty hard to keep her hidden for five or six months. After that, a baby-in-arms is like wearing an "Innocence Lost" T-shirt.
While we're on the topic of stage mommys, HERE's what Lindsay Lohan's mother, Dina, says about her daughter's re-enactment of Marilyn Monroe's last nude pictorial, shot by Bert Stern for New York magazine.
Predictably, "tasteful" and "artistic" are her operative words.
Besides, Mom sez that LiLo's little sister Ali visited the set and watched her unclothed, recently rehabbed older sister roll around dolled up like her idol, a sad, lonely actress who died from a barbituate overdose in what was officially classified as a "probable suicide." So I guess that makes it all OK. But it still makes it creepy.
Great news! Owen Wilson's going back to work! He's slated to start shooting "Marley and Me," with Jennifer Aniston in March. The film is the heartwarming true story of a newspaper columnist and his wife who adopt an amazing dog.
They could both use a hit comedy. Hope the amazing dog thing works out for them.
But Wilson's also showing up on this week's Oscar party circuit.
As a matter of fact, he's currently on the guest list for Nicolas Berggruen's cocktails and dancing pre-Oscar party at the Chateau Marmont tomorrow night, along with the likes of Ryan Haddon, Honor Fraser, Peter Morton, Amanda Demme, designer Maz Azria, Brent Bolthouse, Brooke & Blake Davenport, Larry Gagosian, photog Patrick McMullan, Gwen McCaw, Lynda and Stewart Resnick, Jason Pomeranc, Alexander Von Furstenberg, Ben Silverman.
Oscar fashion insiders still say that Keira Knightley will wear Chanel on Sunday.
But she has worn quit bit of Kate and Laura Mulleavy's ethereal Rodarte line, namely at the London and Los Angeles "Atonement" premieres.
"She'll wear Chanel," a well-connected stylist insisted this morning while we were admiring Rodarte's peach chiffon gown adorned with diamond brooches at the Diamond Information Center's fashion show at the Chateau Marmont.
"She's their fragrance face, and there's definitely a deal in place. She may wear Rodarte and other designers like Valentino on other carpets, but not to the Oscars."
These rumored "deals" are always denied by actresses' publicists and the design houses. So, for the record, I have absolutely no proof that there is any deal.
What about Keira's rival, Marion Cotillard, who took home the best actress BAFTA last week? The French beauty has also worn Chanel on the carpets this season.
Will Keira or Marion be Chanel's anointed Oscar red carpet model?
Marion has a better shot at winning the best actress Oscar because, hello, she's nominated for it. And she's already won the Golden Globe and BAFTA for her role in "La Vie en Rose."
Keira's performance in "Atonement" isn't Oscar-nominated. But the film is nominated for seven Oscars, including best picture. But the favorite in that race is "No Country for Old Men."
So will Herr Karl go for an odds-on best actress fave or his non-nominee fragrance face?
We'll just have to wait until Sunday to find out. Anyway, the Mulleavy sisters are having a very exclusive private fashion bash tomorrow night at the Chateau. And since Keira is bunking at that hip hotel while she's in town this week, she just may pop in. Maybe she can find something to wear there.
Photos: Keira in Rodarte at the London "Atonement" premiere. But she's wearing a Chanel tiara. Tricky! WireImage
Photos: Rodarte's peach chiffon frock and Van Cleef & Arpels diamond brooches at the DIC fashion show. DIC
Has Orlando Bloom finally found a seat-filler for former longtime squeeze Kate Bosworth?
The hot Hollywood rumor is that Orlando will bring his new Australian squeeze, model/actress Miranda Kerr, to the Global Green pre-Oscar party at the Avalon on Wednesday night.
Could bringing her have anything to do with that B-name right underneath Orly's on the host committee list? Click HERE to see the official par-tay announcement. With your ex on a party committee list, who wouldn't want to show up with a sexy new flame?
Since Kate and Orly broke up, he's reportedly been into his Buddhist faith and doing work for Global Green. And he's definitely been MIA from the L.A. club scene after that nasty car accident injuring two of his passengers last October.
He wasn't charged with a DUI because, according to the DA's report, he was merely "dazed" and took "evasive action" after "being pursued by 4 vehicles containing paparazzi and one containing fans."
Anyway, everything's coming up roses and lollipops for him now. According to the Daily Mail, Orly recently spent a very romantic evening in London with his young brunette babe.
That's what the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services is trying to find out.
"I have 17 dogs -- lots," the celebutante told Ellen DeGeneres on her TV show last week. "They all sleep in my bed -- well, not all of them, but I let some of them." She added that the dogs "keep having babies, and I feel bad about giving them away."
When DeGeneres asked Hilton why she didn't get the dogs neutered, she said that they all now were "fixed," but later admitted, "well, two of them weren't."
Paris apparently had no idea that, as well as needing a license to drive a car, she also needs a license to have that many dogs in her L.A. residence.
According to Capt. Wendell Bowers, director of field operations for the L.A. Department of Animal Services: "There is a three cat/three dog limit per house, unless you are a licensed breeder."
After getting complaints from several animal agencies about what Paris said on Ellen's TV show, Capt. Bowers and a Spay/Neuter Task Force rep paid a visit to Hilton's home to check out the situation and serve her with a citation.
"We went to the only known address and the house is under construction," Bowers said. "There were no animals, only some construction workers and a housekeeper. We left the citation with her."
So where are all of Paris' pups? That's what Capt. Bowers is trying to find out.
No one can take Heath Ledger's place. In life or in art.
But Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell will all reportedly appear as Heath's character in Terry ("Time Bandits") Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," a film the Australian actor was shooting before his death by an accidental prescription drug overdose.
The three actors will play Heath's character as he travels through various time dimensions, which will apparently explain why they don't look like Heath.
Did the Grammys make Amy Winehouse clean up her act?
British papers are reporting that Amy Winehouse used either a felt tip pen or mascara (I'm putting my money on eyeliner, duh) to paint a temporary bra on her infamous arm tatt of a bare-breasted babe for her Grammy performance.
Funny, but I never really noticed the bare-breasted-babe tatt before this news broke. Guess I was just distracted by the mile-high beehive, eyeliner and that lovely missing tooth.
But please tell me that there aren't really people who would be offended by a drawing of a bare breast.
Let's hope Amy rubs off her temp ink. It makes her look like Diablo Cody. Wino Forever!
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